HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2008.04.10 - 9383April 10, 2008
REPORT MR # 08045
BY: Public Services Committee, Jeff Potter, Chairperson
RE: Board of Commissioners — Support for the "STOPPED" Program
TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Public Services Committee having reviewed MR #08045 on April 1, 2008 Reports
with the recommendation the resolution be adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Public Services Committee, I move the acceptance of the
foregoing report.
PUBLIC SERVICES COMMITTEE
Public Services Committee Vote:
Motion carried on a unanimous roll call vote with Gingell absent.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION # 08045
BY: Sue Ann Douglas, County Commissioner, District #12
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - SUPPORT FOR THE "STOPPED" PROGRAM
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS it is the policy of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners to support programs in the
form of a miscellaneous resolution; and
WHEREAS the Sheriff Telling Our Parents and Promoting Educated Drivers ("STOPPED") is a
program which is intended to save lives by alerting parents by mail if a window decal is on the
vehicle requesting parental notification of unsafe driving behaviors by children under the age of 21;
and
WHEREAS the STOPPED program was created in response to sobering state and national
statistics which show that the risk for motor vehicle crashes is significantly higher among 16 to 19
year olds than any other age group; and
WHEREAS parental involvement and community support are critical to shaping student behavior
and collaborative programs such as STOPPED can make a difference with teen driver safety; and
WHEREAS traffic accidents are the leading cause of teen fatalities; and
WHEREAS each time that a participating law enforcement officer pulls over a young person's
vehicle registered with STOPPED, parents will receive a letter which provides details on the time,
location, number of passengers, reason for the stop, and whether a citation was issued; and
WHEREAS this program is a great way to demonstrate mutual concern for out young drivers and to
encourage their safety; and
WHEREAS the STOPPED program was initiated by the Michigan Sheriffs Association, sponsored
by AAA Michigan, and supported by Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land; and
WHEREAS the STOPPED Program has been adopted by the Oakland County Sheriffs Office and
several other law enforcement agencies throughout Oakland County; and
WHEREAS not all law enforcement agencies throughout Oakland County and the State of Michigan
are participating in the STOPPED program, which decreases its effectiveness.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners urges all
law enforcement agencies in Oakland County to participate in the STOPPED program.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds is requested to
forward copies of this adopted resolution to the Police Chiefs of Oakland County, Oakland County
School District Superintendents, Oakland County cities, villages and townships and the Oakland
County Intermediate School District for dissemination to parent groups and all other interested
parties.
Chairperson. I move the adoption of the foregoing,resolution.
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Resolution #08045 March 6, 2008
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Public Services Committee. There were no objections.
Resolution #08045 April 10, 2008
Moved by Middleton supported by Spector the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent Agenda
be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
AYES: Burns, Coulter, Crawford, Douglas, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Gregory, Greimel,
Hatched, KowaII, Long, Middleton. Potter, Potts, Rogers, Scott, Spector, Woodward, Zack, Bullard.
(21)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent Agenda
were adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
I HEREBY APPROVE THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION
ACTING PURSUANT TO 1973 PA 139
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Ruth Johnson, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and
accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on April 10, 2008, with
tne original record thereof now remaining my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County of Oakland at Pontiac,
Michigan this 10th day of April, 2008.
Gide
Ruth Johnson, County Clerk